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The Enchanted Forest: 12. The Silver Queen

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Frank

“Mama?” She hadn’t changed at all, except for her hair that had once been black and straight but was now an effusion of silver curls. “Kari,” she said, and strode towards her. Kari surrendered to her mother’s embrace, to the … Continue reading →

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The Enchanted Forest: 6. A Guide Book

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Frank

Lisa stared at Rika, uncertain how to react to the calm intensity with which the awful confession was delivered. She had known of course that the practice of slavery persisted on the continent, but this was her first confrontation with … Continue reading →

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The Enchanted Forest: 5. Knitting Needles

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Frank

Waking to warm sunshine is always welcome, but finding yourself wrapped naked in a blanket on the edge of a cliff – with no idea how you got there – is disconcerting. Kari awoke with a murmur of pleasure, then … Continue reading →

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The Enchanted Forest: 4. Waking Up

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Frank

Lisa woke to bright daylight as the wizard ambled about opening the windows. The inside surfaces of the shutters were polished silver, and they fell open at an angle that reflected the blue sky above. Rika slept on undisturbed, nestled … Continue reading →

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The Enchanted Forest: 2. What’s in a Name?

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Frank

Rika leaned against Lisa for support. She was so small that Lisa had thought her merely a girl, but even if she were a girl she had certainly reached her adult years. Not for the first time, Lisa wondered what … Continue reading →

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The Enchanted Forest: 1. Blood in the Water

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Frank

There was blood in the water. Not enough that it could be seen, or even tasted, but it was there. Kari’s lips tingled with the potential for magic. All she needed was a name. Human blood. And something else. Something … Continue reading →

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Love Spells and Immunity

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Frank

My last post was prompted by a new novelette by Madeline Kelly, Olympic Hearts: a tale of two goddesses, which is a romance between Aphrodite and Artemis. (I have only read the beginning and this is not a review.) I … Continue reading →

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the calculus of you – string theory

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Frank

Airy Creatures careful, butterfly! the breath of your wings is felt all over the world mid-summer airshow kittyhawk and vampire fly while sunbathers freeze vampires in white coats the science of bloodsucking grows almost painless bubbling rainbows such pleasure in … Continue reading →

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The Vampire

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Frank

This weekend I’m heading off to Romania for some vampire hunting. To celebrate my humanity, while I still can, I’m making my fantasy novella about the vampire Hrana free for the next five days (22-26 May, 2013). Here’s an excerpt… … Continue reading →

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